Lay advocates in tribal court do not trigger Sixth amendment rights, since they are not a “licensed professional attorney[s]“:
Thus, the issue before the court is whether a tribal public defender, who is not a licensed professional attorney but who appears in tribal court, is “counsel” within the meaning of the Sixth Amendment.
The court found that s/he was not.
U.S. v. Tools, South Dakota U.S. District Court
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February 18, 2009 at 9:26 am
[...] the defendant in tribal court. Red Bird, 287 F.3d at 716; see also Docket 54, page 25-27; United States v. Tools, CR 07-30109-01-KES, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49490 (D.S.D. June 27, 2008); United States v. [...]